A running guide to who voices all those characters on ‘BoJack Horseman,’ from Issa Rae to Rami Malek

Will Arnett is the voice of BoJack Horseman. (Netflix)

September 19

Issa Rae, Hong Chau, Eva Longoria, Brian Tyree Henry and John Leguizamo are among the stars lending their voices to the fifth season of Netflix’s “BoJack Horseman,” which premiered Friday. We scoured the credits to bring you this relatively spoiler-free guide to the voices behind the show’s most visible characters. (We’ll continue to update this post, so let us know if we missed anyone.)

BoJack Horseman

Will Arnett, who voices the titular character, is also one of the show’s executive producers.

Butterscotch Horseman

Arnett is also the voice of BoJack’s alcoholic father, who has appeared in flashbacks.

Beatrice Horseman

BoJack’s mother, a cold and exacting presence in BoJack’s younger days, is voiced by Wendie Malick.

Princess Carolyn

Amy Sedaris is the voice of this pink Persian cat, who climbed up the talent agency ranks and now manages some of Hollywoo’s brightest stars, including BoJack, her former on-again, off-again boyfriend.

Todd Chavez

“Breaking Bad” alum Aaron Paul is the voice behind BoJack’s close friend, who has become Hollywoo’s resident couchsurfer.

Todd (Aaron Paul) in Season 5 of “BoJack Horseman.” (Netflix)

Diane Nguyen

Alison Brie is the voice of BoJack’s friend and biographer, Diane.

The decision to cast a white actress as the Vietnamese American Diane has fueled some controversy; creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg recently told Slate that he has regrets about the casting decision and that it affected the storytelling in earlier seasons of the show. A Diane-centric episode this season helps undo some of the damage.

Brie also voices a number of other recurring characters, including BoJack’s former “Horsin’ Around” castmate Joelle, and Princess Carolyn’s ex-boyfriend — we’re using the term loosely — Vincent Adultman, who, BoJack realistically posits, is three small children stacked together in a trench coat.

Mr. Peanutbutter

Paul F. Tompkins is the voice of Diane’s ex-husband, Mr. Peanutbutter, the lovable yellow lab who was BoJack’s sitcom rival back in the day. The comedian also voices a host of minor recurring characters.

Hong Chau, who starred opposite Matt Damon in “Downsizing,” is the voice behind Pickles, the pug waitress who captures Mr. Peanutbutter’s eye in Season 5.

Jessica Biel

As Mr. Peanutbutter’s second wife, “The Sinner” actress-producer voices a hilariously exaggerated version of herself.

Katrina

Lake Bell is the voice behind Mr. Peanutbutter’s first wife.

Margo Martindale

The Emmy winner, who voices a version of herself, is so legendary that she’s usually referred to as “character actress Margo Martindale” whenever she pops up in BoJack’s universe. Season 5 is a bit different, though.

Nun

Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald plays a wise nun in an important Season 5 episode.

Gina isn’t to be confused with Constance Zimmer’s Skinny Gina, the whale who works at Whale World, a stripper joint owned by BoJack’s former “Horsin’ Around” castmate Ritchie (voiced by Fred Savage).

Sarah Lynn

Speaking of “Horsin’ Around,” BoJack’s on-screen daughter, who met a tragic fate at the end of Season 3, was voiced by Kristen Schaal.

Charlotte Carson

Olivia Wilde is the voice of this doe (as in, literally, a female deer), who was good friends with BoJack before a disturbing incident involving her teenage daughter.

Penny Carson

“Broad City’s” Ilana Glazer lends her voice to Charlotte’s daughter.

Emily

Glazer’s “Broad City” partner-in-crime, Abbi Jacobson, is the voice of Emily, Todd’s bestie and high school girlfriend.

Yolanda Buenaventura

Natalie Morales (of “Parks and Recreation” fame) is the voice behind one of Todd’s love interests, Yolanda, an anthropomorphic axolotl, who, like Todd, identifies as asexual. She also voices Mindy, Yolanda’s twin sister.

Mr. and Mrs. Buenaventura

Unlike their daughter, Yolanda’s parents — whom we meet, along with Mindy, in a bonkers Season 5 episode — are very into sex. Her father (John Leguizamo) is the author of several best-selling erotic novels, while her mother (Eva Longoria) is an adult-film star.

Mr. and Mrs. Buenaventura (John Leguizamo and Eva Longoria) in a zany Season 5 episode of “BoJack Horseman.” (Netflix)

Stefani Stilton

Kimiko Glenn (“Orange Is the New Black”) is Diane’s content-hungry Girl Croosh editor.

Ralph Stilton

Stefani’s brother, who used to date Princess Carolyn, is voiced by “Law and Order: SVU” alum Raúl Esparza.

Mikaela

Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of the enterprising stork, an adoption caseworker who encourages Princess Carolyn to pursue her dreams of adopting a child.

Tracy

Jean Villepique (“Sharp Objects”) lends her vocals to the blunt adoption caseworker assigned to help Princess Carolyn find a baby.

Sadie

Jaime Pressly (“My Name Is Earl”) is the voice behind this character who crosses paths with Princess Carolyn in Season 5.

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